Most IT projects are useless and deliver no value.

I am own opinion, this statement carries both a deep truth and a false statement depending on the point of view of the person who reads it.

If this statement is taking into consideration from a theoretical point of view, it is false. It would be trivial for anyone to construct a theoretical case in which project management will not only help but be vital for the project success. And it is true, project management as a discipline has been created out of the need of organising and measure, resources and progress to achieve goals.

But this point of view disregards the practicalities and common situations that normally arises during the execution of a IT project. In my working experience, it is not uncommon when a project manager simply confuses a team more than it helps, because he or she does not have experience with the technology that is being created in the project. It is hard to manage a process that you don't understand. his is typically true when it comes to IT and software. So from a practical point of view, the statement presented above it is true. Factoring in how people typically behaves, different points of view between developers and management, and how companies tend to seek short term goals, then IT projects are useless.

This doesn't mean that there is nothing wrong with project management itself, but how people in our society looks at project management, and how it is used.